SINGAPORE – Prices of completed non-landed private homes in August rose for the first time in nearly four years on a year-on-year basis, according to flash estimates released by the National University of Singapore’s Institute of Real Estate Studies on Thursday (Sept 28). Its Singapore Residential Price Index (SRPI) showed prices of these completed properties, […]
Read MoreSingaporeans have net financial assets of about €89,570 (S$143,000) on average, putting the country at seventh among the top 10 richest nations, according to a new report yesterday. It found that the net financial assets of households here rose 9.6 per cent last year – “the fastest rate in the last four years”. Net financial […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S factory output extended its winning streak of double-digit expansion for the third consecutive month, boosting the upside for third-quarter economic growth. Industrial production jumped 19.1 per cent year on year in August, powered by the still-strong key electronics cluster and bolstered by double-digit growth in the volatile biomedical manufacturing cluster. The manufacturing sector, which […]
Read MoreBLUESG, the nation-wide electric vehicle (EV) car-sharing programme, kicks off in December with 80 cars and 30 charging stations with a total of 120 charging points. Of the 30 charging locations, 18 will be in public housing estates and 10 in the city centre and its fringes, while the remaining two stations will be in […]
Read MoreInflation stayed at modest levels last month, though the cost of some services – including healthcare and education – continued to creep up. The trend is likely to persist, with the tepid job market and subdued economic environment expected to keep prices in check over the rest of the year. The consumer price index – […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – The brightest spot in the Singapore economy continued shining last month as surging global demand for electronics once again helped lift factory output in August. Manufacturing output increased 19.1 per cent year-on-year in August, beating economists’ expectations of a 16 per cent increase and following from a 21 per cent surge in July. […]
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